Dealing with postponing my wedding?

Just roll with it. The pandemic caused us to cancel our big 120 guest wedding and we just got married, the two of us plus our children, married by a dear friend of ours, on the sidewalk outside the cafe where we had our first date/kiss. It ended up being perfect. I chose to be happy about marrying my best friend in our apocalypse wedding, instead of focusing on the disappointment of our big celebration being cancelled. We will have a party when the world stops ending. Yes we did lose a fair bit of money. But oh well.


It’s all about mindset. Being flexible and rolling with the changes. Be grateful for the good things and not allowing yourself to wallow in what “should” have happened. Sure, acknowledge the disappointment but don’t focus on that. Look for the good!

Hi Sherrine, I’m so sorry to hear of your postponed wedding and trust me, I too postponed mine from June to August 2020. There is light at the end of the tunnel. I too was so heartbroken BUT our weather was more beautiful, no one got covid and it truly was meant to be. No one was more surprised than me and my now husband!!! Financially it went better and so more time to perfect details to how you want them. I wish you and your fiancé a beautiful wedding day and hope you have as good of an experience as we surprisingly did ❤️

I'm so sorry you had to postpone! It's heartbreaking, but better than having a COVID outbreak at your wedding. My fiance and I had to postpone our July 2020 wedding to July 2022, and it was a very difficult decision. To help with the disappointment, we planned a fun weekend getaway on our original date! I also put together a gift basket for my fiance with a bunch of COVID-themed wine glasses, coffee mugs, candy, a cake topper, wine, and a card for my fiance. We also bought a mini cake from our cake baker for us to share on our original date. It ended up being a really great weekend for some amazing memories!


I strongly suggest planning something fun for your original date! Whether it's a date night out, a weekend getaway, a movie night in, spa day with friends, etc. Make it into a day of happy memories! Once the original date passes, it will get easier. Also, think of things that maybe you didn't have time to plan for your original date, or small details you want to perfect for your new wedding date, and work on those. You could also take a second set of engagement photos to have something to look forward to in the meantime. Best wishes!

I recommend to remind yourself daily about the benefits of postponing even if you have to write them down. Ex: longer time to save money; keeping our loved ones safe, etc.

I'm so sorry to hear this! Just remember that you postponed for valid reasons and you're doing the best you can with what 2020 has given us. Lisa made a great point about doing something fun on your original date! That will help bring a little sunshine to the situation!

Hey girly. Just cry it out and know you're not alone in this. Feel those feelings to get through this then straighten your crown and get back to it 👑 you got this 👍 💪